Bread or other commodity catching device.



G. MUELLER.

A BREAD OR OTHER COMMODITY OATGHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1910.

Patented N0v.29, 1910.

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G. MUELLER.

BREAD 011 OTHER COMMODITY GATOHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

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PL I7ER5 :0. WASHINGTON n c GEORGE MUELLER, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

BREAD OR OTHER COMMODITY CATCI-IING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

Application filed May 28, 1910. Serial No. 563,982.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEonoE MUELLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State ofUtah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bread orother Commodity Catching Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to bread or other commodity catching devices.

One object is to provide a device particularly adapted for associationwith an oven to catch bread, rolls or other commodities that may fallduring removal thereof from the oven. I

Another object is to provide a device of the nature stated embodyingsuch characteristics that bread, rolls or other commodities may beeconomically and expeditiously removed from ovens without danger ofinjuring the goods or otherwise rendering the same unsalable.

With the above and other objects in view the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, described in the specification and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes maybe made in the form, proportion, size and minor details withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention of sacrificing any of theadvantages thereof.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the inventionassociated with an oven. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is afragmentary sectional view. Fig. at is a detail sectional view showingthe guide block.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference character 1 indicates an oven provided with a mouth 2, therebeing a table or other support indicated at 3.

The character 4 indicates an arm disposed adjacent to the oven andsecured to the support 3 by means of suitable clamps 5. This arm 4cooperates with an arm 6, said arms being connected in spaced relationat their outer ends by the spring 7 resulting in the arm 6 beingyieldable with relation to its companion arn Secured in any suitablemanner to one edge of the support 3 is a member 8 provided with alongitudinal groove 9, the outer end of which is closed by a fillingmember 10, which is removably held in place by a fastening 11 passedtherethrough and also through the member 8 into the support 3. A rod 12is secured in any suitable manner to said member 8 and has its bodyportion spaced therefrom to slidably receive the rings 13.

The characters 14 and 15 indicate rings secured at intervals to the arms4 and 6, said rings being preferably in alinement with the aforesaidrings 13, the rings having a cord 16 threaded through them and alsothrough the loops 17 in the edges of the canvas pocket 18 provided withthe opening 19 which permits of the discharge of crumbs, etc., therebeing eyes 20 formed in the canvas 18 adjacent said opening to receivethe lacing 21 which prevents bread, cake or other commodities, otherthan crumbs from falling through the opening.

As the baker takes bread or other commodities from the mouth of the ovento place the same on a nearby support or in a basket or to hand toanother person he frequently drops loaves of bread, cake and the like,due to haste or carelessness. It is for this reason that I dispose mydevice, which is in a sense a collapsible, flexible tray, immediatelybeneath the mouth of the oven with the inner arm 4 rigid. If any of thecommodities should fall, they would drop onto the canvas 18, and notbreak or become unsalable, the same being caught by the canvas, and notsoiled by falling on the floor. As the outer arm 6 is some distance fromthe oven, I mount it yieldable with relation to its companion arm sothat as the baker reaches into the mouth of the oven and his bodycontacts with the outer arm 6, the latter may move inwardly at one endso as to permit of easy access to the oven. This movement of the arm 6is permitted by virtue of the spring 7 at the outer ends of the arms andby reason of the inner end of the arm 6 having slidable connection withthe aforesaid member 8 by means of a suitable coupling which consists ofa guide block 22 slidable freely in the aforesaid groove 9 of the member8- and which carries an eye 23 freely slidable onvthe rod 24 secured atone end, as at 25 to the arm 6 and free to slide loosely through theeyes 26 secured to the arm 6 slightly above the rings 15 of the latter.Just as soon as the baker withdraws from the oven, the arm 6 is notunder pressure, and by virtue of the spring 7, returns to its normalposition. It will thus be seen that the guide block 22 has free slidingmovement in the groove or guide 9 of the member 8 and that, therefore,the inner end of the arm 6 may freely move toward the arm 4: underpressure and that, by virtue of the spring 7, it may easily and freelyreturn to its normal posit-ion when relieved of pressure. Should itbecome necessary to remove or replace the slide 22 it is only necessaryto remove the fastening 11, permitting ready removal of the fillingpiece 10 and the insertion of the same or a substitute piece.

hat I claim is l. A device of the class described, comprising asupporting means, an arm fixedly secured to the supporting means, a rodon the supporting means, a second arm slidable at one end on said rod, aconnection between the arms at their outer ends, and flexible materialhaving connection at its edges with said arms and said rod.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting means, anarm fixedly secured to the supporting means, a rod on the supportingmeans, a second arm slidable at one end on said rod, a yieldableconnection between the arms at their outer ends, and flexible materialhaving connection at its edges with said arms and said rod.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting means, anarm fixedly secured to the supporting means, a rod on the supportingmeans, a second arm slidable at one end on said rod, a connectionbetween the arms at their outer ends, and flexible material havingconnection at its edges with said arms and said rod, the flexiblematerial having an opening.

i. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting means, anarm fixedly secured to the supporting means, a rod on the supportingmeans, a second arm slidable at one end on said rod, a connectionbetween the arms at their outer ends, and flexible material havingconnection at its edges with said arms and said rod, the flexiblematerial having an opening and lacing extending over said opening.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting means, anarm fixedly secured to the supporting means, a rod on the supportingmeans, a second arm slidable at one end on said rod, a yieldableconnection between the arms at their outer ends,

and flexible material having connection at its edges with said arms andsaid rod, the flexible material having an opening.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting means, anarm fixedly secured to the supporting means, a rod on the supportingmeans, a second arm slidable at one end on said rod, a yieldableconnection between the arms at their outer ends, and flexible materialhaving connection at its edges with said arms and said rod, the flexiblematerial having an opening and means to restrict the passage throughsaid opening.

7. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting means, amember secured to the supporting means provided with a slot, an armsecured to the supporting means, a guide block mounted in the slot ofthe aforesaid member, a second arm having connection with said guideblock, a spring connection between said arms, and flexible materialhaving connection with said arms.

8. A device of the character described comprising a supporting means, aslotted member secured to said supporting means, a guide block slidablein the slot of said slotted member, means whereby the guide block may beremoved from said slot, an arm having connection with the supportingmeans, an arm having connection with the guide block, a connectionbetween said arms, and flexible material having connection with saidarms.

9. A bread and roll catching device comprising a pair of arms, ayieldable member connecting the arms whereby one arm may move toward andaway from the other arm, and flexible material having connection withsaid arms.

10. A bread and roll catching device comprising a pair of members, onemember movable toward the other, a rod for cooperation with saidmembers, and flexible material having connection with said members andsaid rod.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of witnesses.

GEORGE MUELLER.

Witnesses N. G. HALL, W. A. WIGHT, J. DUMMER.

